On second thought, Pawtucket Municipal judge won't wait to get her own marriage license

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- "Come down to City Hall, we'll be the first to get our marriage license," state Sen. Donna M. Nesselbush told her partner over the phone as no gay couples turned up at the Pawtucket City Clerk's Office early Thursday morning.

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Mike McKinney
Posted Aug. 1, 2013 @ 8:11 am

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- "Come down to City Hall, we'll be the first to get our marriage license," state Sen. Donna M. Nesselbush told her partner over the phone as no gay couples turned up at the Pawtucket City Clerk's Office early Thursday morning.

"I know we weren't planning it," Nesselbush told Kelly Carse as she checked out a possible wedding location on a computer.